AuthorTopic: installation help (new to linux) (Read 3855 times)

Hello all. I am brand new to linux. I am trying to install from cd (ebay), vector linux. It is my kids dell, an older gx150 with pentium 3 1.0 ghz, 512mb ram and a clean 40 gb hard drive. Also a 64 mb video card. The disc loads and goes through the motions, checks monitor size, etc, then just quits. After screen that says "loading installer" the screen will go black, and everything stops. No loading, no rebooting, no error messages. What am I doing wrong? I am a mac guy (hate windows). I am very computer savvy but Im pulling my hair out. PLEASE HELP!

I don't know about this ebay business. I have downloaded VL6 from Vector and keep it on my hard-drive, periodically writing it to a new disk whenever an old install disk starts giving me trouble. If Bigpaws' suggestion doesn't work, I would try this.

I don't know about this ebay business. I have downloaded VL6 from Vector and keep it on my hard-drive, periodically writing it to a new disk whenever an old install disk starts giving me trouble. If Bigpaws' suggestion doesn't work, I would try this.

Agree with sledgehammer.....that way you can check the download and make sure that it is clean.